Lenovo V15 Gen 7 vs IdeaPad Slim 5x (15″ Gen 11)

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Display
Battery 47 Wh
CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo V15 Gen 7 and IdeaPad Slim 5x (15″ Gen 11) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
45.7
(Average)
Value Index
94.5
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo V15 Gen 7
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x (15″ Gen 11)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
  • Around 80% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Can run popular games at about 34-47% higher FPS
  • Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~16%) battery – 54.7 against 47 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) 1.41 kg (3.11 lbs)
Dimensions 359.2 x 235.8 x 19.9 mm
14.14 x 9.28 x 0.78 inches
339.33 x 236 x 15.6 mm
13.36 x 9.29 x 0.61 inches
Area 847 cm2 (131.2 inches2) 801 cm2 (124.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.2% ~84.8%
Side bezels 6.9 mm 4.9 mm
Colors Black, Gray Gray
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 15.6 inches 15.3 inches
Type TN LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 141 ppi 148 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No -
Display tests
Contrast 500:1 1200:1
sRGB color space - 100%
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 65 W Yes, 65 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.5 GHz 4,04 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz -
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 6
Threads 6 6
L3 Cache 6 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Adreno X2-45
Fabrication process 2 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 25 W -
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 500 MHz
GPU boost clock 2500 MHz 910 MHz
FLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS 2.1 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 9.52 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 1152
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 72
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 36
GPU performance 1.3 TFLOPS 2.1 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x16 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 9523 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 1 -
Max. ram size 32 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x128 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos - Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Optional No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight No Optional
Key travel 1.3 mm -
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 7.0 cm 13.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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